Tuesday, October 23, 2018

race day, we had snow (virtual arctic tundra a couple of times in the morning), the temps never rose above 36 degrees and it was windy as heck. But, the sun came through and the winds eventually died down and it turned out to be a really nice day. Our awesome volunteers came prepared in winter clothing and built campfires to stay warm while the weather tested the mettle of our runners a little bit. I think Saturday was really the perfect day. Thank you Wild Duluth runners for joining us for 10 years and making our day as special as we hope your day was. We started this race because we wanted to share this amazing trail (the Superior Hiking Trail) and amazing City with our running friends. We're just so happy that you all keep coming back and enjoying the trail with us. Huge thank you to our awesome volunteers! Already looking forward to Wild Duluth races V.11 and our 10th anniversary of the Harder n' Hell Half Marathon next year!

Thursday, October 11, 2018

SUPER excited to announce Tailwind Nutrition as our new official endurance fuel for the Wild

Duluth races! We know many of you use Tailwind already and we’re super happy to share this great product with all of our runners. Tailwind truly is all you need all day at Wild Duluth. No more gels, no more salt pills, just Tailwind to meet your calorie, hydration and electrolyte needs! Enjoy Tailwinds clean and light flavor while providing the nutrition you need to endure all day! Thanks Tailwind Nutrition!

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The start for the Wild Duluth 50K and turnaround for the 100K is being moved to

View from near Oldenburg Point

Oldenburg Point Picnic Area in Jay Cooke State Park. This has been the start/turnaround location for previous races. Distances remain essentially the same and there are many benefits to having the start/turnaround at Oldenburg Point. This year, uncertainty about access to the powerline section (Wild Duluth uses two of the powerline hills when starting at Chambers Grove) makes the move to Oldenburg Point necessary. In addition, avoiding the mountain bike trails in Mission Creek will also take away the uncertainty that those trails could be closed at any moment due to weather conditions. When starting at Oldenburg Point, we also get on the Superior Hiking Trail nearly right away and enjoy the consistency of running on the same trail the entire way to Bayfront. It's also a beautiful route, more direct and a bit less confusing than the route from Chambers Grove. We will miss the spectacular climb up through the pines from Chambers Grove however.

We apologize about the delay in making this announcement, but we were waiting for the permit from Jay Cooke so we could be sure this route was approved. The course description, aid station chart and course photo tour have been updated. Maps are now updated as well.

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Just a reminder that the Half Marathon is full and that we do have a waiting list. The waiting list is long, but a few runners have been added from the waiting list as we hear that other runners are unable to make it. Next year we are hoping to make a few changes to allow us to increase our runner limit. Thank you!

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The 10th Anniversary of Wild Duluth Races will take place October 20, 2018. Join us for our 10th Anniversary race!

Online registration is now open! Huge thanks to all of our runners that come each year and have helped us reach 10 great years at Wild Duluth! Stay tuned for updates and see you in Duluth next October!

Monday, October 23, 2017

Huge shout out to all of our runners and volunteers on a super challenging and wet day! You are all

so amazing and inspire us with your stories and grit! Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the day possible with all of your hard work, great attitudes and cheerfulness! Thank you to all of the runners who were amazing on a tough day, no matter what distance you ran or where your day ended! Thank you all and hope to see you next year on hopefully a much drier day!

The Harder 'n He!! Half Marathon has reached it's capacity. Registration for the half marathon is now closed. We apologize to anyone still wanting to register. We're considering plans for changes to the half marathon route next year that might allow us to increase the number of half marathon runners. Hopefully all that still wanted to run the half marathon this year will be able to register next year. Thank you!

Monday, July 10, 2017

Hope you're all having a great summer and your running is going well! We're looking forward to again hosting you for the 9th Annual Wild Duluth Races on October 21!

Chamber Grove Park Shelter

Just a note that the race will again be starting at Chambers Grove Park. 100K turnaround will be in the park as well at the shelter with a fire roaring if the day is cold. Please see the updated Course description with a few minor updates. See you in October!

Friday, October 7, 2016

All 100K and 50K runners please be aware that the Spirit Mountain aid station will be eliminated this year. At the present time, we simply do not have enough volunteers to staff this aid station. In addition access is questionable this year. With the distance between Spirit Mountain and Magney-Snively only being 2 miles, this should not cause too much hardship for runners. The aid station distance will go from 4.9 miles to 6.9 miles between Magney and Highland-Getchell aid stations. We will also try to have a water only self serve aid station somewhere in this section. Please see the updated aid station charts and prepare for this change.

We are in need of more volunteers to help cover our other aid stations. Please consider volunteering and if you work all day, you will receive entry into next years race.